Texas Tech University

Annual Report - 2018

The Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management during the spring of 2018 was comprised of 35 faculty (18 tenure-track faculty, 2 continuing appointment instructors, 7 one-year instructors, and 8 part-time instructors). In the fall of 2018, the department was comprised of 38 faculty (23 tenure-track faculty, 2 assistant professors of practice, 2 continuing appointment instructors, 4 one-year instructors, and 7 part-time instructors).

Major Accomplishments Very good teaching (out of a 5.0 scale)

  •  Departmental Mean in Spring, 2018
    •  4.5 Overall, the instructor was an effective teacher.
    • 4.5 Overall, this course was a valuable learning experience.
    •  4.6 The course objectives were specified and followed by the instructor.  
  • Departmental Mean in Fall, 2018
    • 4.6 Overall, the instructor was an effective teacher.
    • 4.5 Overall, this course was a valuable learning experience.
    • 4.7 The course objectives were specified and followed by the instructor.

Scholarly contributions (by 22 tenure-track faculty)

    •  8 chapters in books
    • 74 articles published
  •  External grants (N = 10)
    •  Amount of funds in these new external grants = $488,304
      •  $191,773 Department of Education [ELPN] (Marc Lochbaum)
      •  $10,000 RGK Foundation (Emily Dhurandhar)
      •  $19,069 Secretaría de universidades e investigación del departamento de empresa y conocimiento de la Generalitat de Catalunya and Ramon Llull University (Arturo Figueroa, supporting)
      •  $82,773 Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Arturo Figueroa, supporting)
      •  $30,000 American River Nutrition, Inc. (Hui Ying Luk, supporting)
      •  $15,000 South Plains Foundation (Hui Ying Luk, supporting)
      •  $30,000 American River Nutrition, Inc. (Ty Palmer, supporting)
      •  $15,000 South Plains Foundation (Ty Palmer, supporting)
      •  $70,000 American River Nutrition (Grant Tinsley, supporting)
      •  $24,689 MTI Biotech (Grant Tinsley)
  •  Internal grants (N = 6)
    •  Amount of funds in these new internal grants = $65,210
      •  $10,000 CH Arts in Medicine in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (John Harry, supporting)
      •  $18,000 Center of Excellence for Translational Neurosciences and Therapeutics, TTUHSC (Hui Ying Luk, supporting)
      •  $1,760 Graduate School (Jacalyn McComb)
      •  $15,450 Texas Tech University (Eric Rivas)
      •  $20,000 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program (Grant Tinsley, supporting)
      •  Presentations at professional conferences (N = 71)

Accomplishments of Departmental Goals for 2018 Aligned with Strategic Plan

  1.  Develop the courses and policies for the new Ph.D. in exercise physiology and enroll the initial class in the fall of 2018.
    1.  The department completed the department's components of the required SACSCOC Prospectus, which was submitted in June and approved in October.
    2.  Faculty developed and received approval for six exercise physiology core courses with two of these courses taught in fall of 2018.
    3.  The initial Ph.D. class began with three students.
  2.  Mentor faculty to increase the amount of external research funding by 10%.
    1. In addition to the 10 externally funded grants, the faculty submitted 49 other grant proposals. Of these, 33 were declined and 16 remain under review. While the external funding amount was only a 3% increase, the number of submissions increased substantially as evidence of a mostly young faculty's commitment to seek and obtain external support to support their research. The amount of internal funded grants increased by 59%, including 2 through collaborations with TTUHSC colleagues.
  3.  Increase master's degree enrollments from 78 to 90 by strengthening our recruitment efforts and admitting students into the dual degree programs with the School of Law and Rawls College of Business.
    1. Graduate enrollment increased only to 79 in the fall of 2018. These enrollments included five dual degree students (four in the School of Law and one in the Rawls College of Business).
    2.  The department developed and implemented a new graduate enrollment management plan with the goal to increase graduate enrollment to 90 in fall of 2019.
  4. Search for one senior hire and one assistant professors in exercise physiology, a contingency for the approved Ph.D. in exercise physiology.
    1.  Only one exercise physiology position was approved for a search. Since the senior search was unsuccessful in the fall semester, an open rank search was approved for spring of 2019. Three candidates (one at each rank) have been selected for campus interviews.
    2.  Due to a resignation, an assistant professor in sport management search was approved. Three candidates have been selected for campus interviews.
  5.  Involve each tenure-track, continuing appointment, and part-time faculty member in at least one outreach and engagement activity. A part-time faculty member, instead of teaching one course, was assigned the responsibility of connecting faculty with opportunities in the community for sharing their expertise. These 14 faculty members presented on a variety of topics to community groups of all ages.
    1. Emily Dhurandhar spoke at Roscoe Wilson Elementary to a 2nd grade health class on "Healthy Choices" and at Coronado High School on "Child Development" and "Childhood Obesity"
    2. Arturo Gonzales spoke at the YWCA's Wonderful Wednesdays on "Cardiovascular Disease"
    3. Marc Lochbaum spoke to Lubbock High School Navy Junior ROTC first-year students through seniors on "Mental Performance" and at Dennison High School Athletics on "Sport Psychology"
    4. Angela Lumpkin spoke to Lubbock High School Navy Junior ROTC first-year students through seniors on "Leadership"
    5. Deby Nichols spoke at Coronado High School on "Child Development" and "Cardiac Emergencies and CPR"
    6. Diane Nichols spoke to Sharp Academy students on "Women in Sports"
    7. Bailey Palmer spoke at The Legacy of the South Plains on "Senior Fitness"
    8. Ty Palmer spoke at The Legacy of the South Plains on "Senior Fitness"
    9.  Nida Roncesvalles spoke at Kiwanis on "Senior Fitness" and at The Legacy of the South Plains on "Balance and Fall Prevention"
    10.  Chad Smith spoke at Coronado High School on "Coaching"
    11. Anna Tacon spoke at Roscoe Wilson Elementary to a 2nd grade health class on "Mindfulness"
    12.  Grant Tinsley spoke at a YWCA health class on "Healthy Nutrition and Intermediate Fasting"
    13. Heidi Wiedenfeld spoke at Roscoe Wilson Elementary to a 2nd grade health class on "Healthy Choices" and at the YWCA to a senior group on "Healthy Aging"
    14. Heather Vellers spoke at the YWCA to a senior group on "Adult Obesity"
  6. Provide financial support for teaching assistants—5 doctoral students at $15,000 (annually) and 25 master's students at $13,000 (nine-months) plus full tuition and fees for 9 credit hours (master's GTAs) and 10 credit hours (doctoral GTAs).
    1.  Differential tuition funded 32 master's degree students at $13,000 for nine months and 1 Ph.D. student for 12 months plus full tuition and fees for 9 credit hours (master's graduate teaching assistants) and 10 credit hours (doctoral graduate part-time instructor). The other two Ph.D. students are funded as research assistants.
  7.  Develop and implement a departmental Strategic Plan for 2018-2025.
    1.  The department developed and implemented its new strategic plan, which is aligned with the TTU strategic plan, A Foundation for the Next Century | A Pathway to 2025 and the College of Arts and Sciences' Strategic Plan.
  8. Initiate seminars, speaker series, and financial support for students to enhance the research culture within the department.
    1.  In conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences, the department hosted a former alumna, Kelly McFarland, who spoke to students and faculty on November 1.
    2.  One especially noteworthy addition to our department's strategic plan is our commitment to providing some funding to undergraduate ($200), master's degree ($400), and doctoral ($500) students to present their research at professional conferences, with several students receiving funding during 2018.
  9.  Review and revise, as needed, the promotion and tenure guidelines.
    1.  The department's third-year and tenure and promotion procedures were reviewed, revised, and combined into one document.
  10. Renovate, as needed, space in the Kinesiology and Sport Management Building to provide appropriate research laboratories for new faculty.
    1.  Renovations have been planned to build out two new research labs and two faculty offices during the spring semester of 2019.

 

Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management

  • Address

    Box 43011, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409
  • Phone

    806.742.3371